icloud for windows keeps asking for password

In my case this was due to having multiple entries for same Windows PC under Settings, iCloud - device list on my iPhone

Problem happened in April immediately after the 1803 version of Windows 10 was dropped

Problem happened again today after I updated the BIOS version of my laptop

The solution both times was shut down the PC, delete all entries for the PC hostname from the iPhone device list, then boot up the PC and sign back into iCloud. Problem solved.

I have 2FA enabled on my iCloud account.

Been there. Done that. It’s a Windows API problem. What you mention is ANOTHER annoying issue. Why multiple devices with the SAME HOST NAME are created each time one does a BIOS update is beyond me. Even Microsoft figured out how to “fingerprint” a PC when a user wanted to install Windows 10 on the same machine repeatedly.

iCloud on my corporate Windows 10 v1709 laptop logs in and keep silent (throughout shutdown/sleep/reboots) as long as I keep it at work. If I bring the laptop home, I get the iCloud password question once, but no more, until I bring it back to work.

Seems like alternating between domain vs cached login triggers iCloud to reset and require new authentication.

Some weeks I have on-call duty, then I bring my laptop home every evening... :-(

That did it - i also had my windows desktop and windows laptop name multiple times in my icloud on the iphone (3 times desktop and laptop name there). Deleted all of them, and then restarted both PC and laptop, and logged in again in the icloud on PC and laptop - now everything is fine again, no more stupid logging in on every restart. i also had updated my bios and windows updates as they come...

Why apple doesnt get it solved to delete the old logins when you update windows oder your bios is strange for me...

but he, PROBLEM is SOLVED and easy if you know how :-)

None of those fixes worked for me 😟

However, I discovered that as long as the iCloud control panel (settings) is open on my computer, I never get asked to enter my password again!

So, until this is fixed, I just leave the iCloud window open and minimized.

Not a great solution, but it works.

I did notice another weird thing.

All of my Windows 10 PCs are now shown as running Windows 6.2 in the device list. They used to be showing as Windows 10. I wonder if this is related to the problem?

That link shows me this:

"iCloud Control Panel for Windows 7.5"

I think that is the new version of the software, not the old one.

Thanks for the info. I hope they solve the problem.

_selcuk_

I have exactly the same issue, Windows 10 on a Dell Latitude. This started a few days ago and it is very annoying.

Any updates?
I have the exact same problem on windows 10 Lenovo T470s.

I am in process of removing everything and install again, but seems like you have done it 😀

I have the same on my Surface. I'm prompted for the password for iCloud when the PC starts up and then an hour later it re-prompts me to re-authenticate, and so on and so on .............

The same here on desktop running windows 10. It started maybe a week ago and is extremely annoying

Uninstalling iCloud helped!

help me to get official gsx account service

why bro

Same issue here. Thanks for the work around. Hoping for a permanent fix soon...